Ornamental inlaid work



Oct. 16, 1928. 1,687,578

0. S. MARCKW'ORTH ORNAMENTAL INLAID WORK Filed July 30. 1926 IN VEN TOR.

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- Patented Oct. 16, 1928.

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-;Tliis-invention relates to improvements in "ornamental inlaid worknnd"consists of' anv the en'dba hart-isle .nnd athe iinethed of making said =-..ai:tiicle. 5 The inventioneeinprehends, essentiallyyin urespect both to the artieledand lillel'l'l'BthOdOf s ,nmking (r design wrought ininietal in thefoi'm f awirestmnpings'er smell ibers to constitute the tracery of the design and efwvoed veneers :upennne'ef which sueh \wire frame is plec'ed ifilldlllJOI]; Whiehtheether veneer is positioned lllllGR-lto zidhere toxe'aeh Otheriinid to the iY-ire "designtfraine; aind fnnther in cilressing ifli the surface of the Hupper veneer to cause the :traeeryof the design to show through and be observable td the eye,=xn' hile"the reinziinder of thei veneer isi'iinheclded er inlaid in the depressionsbetween the lines ofithe tmeery;

v andialsog in some cases, in l ike-wise dressing es GhG'lOMQT veneer sees to expose the design i1l111gl1 it as Well es th ough the Mpper veneer. i I w v Siichgin general 'terms,in aflstate nient of my article endtheiessentialfsteps'nf the :nliethod of producing it.

In the eccenipanying drawings, s Figure 1 is a plan x iewdfwwire-fraine "design typical'of' this'eleinent of theartiele. v

i g-nre- 2: is a. plan view 6f a? piece of-Weed veneer. s f

Figurefi is a siniilar -view df n' s eellulei'd. v e s Figure 4 ise 'di-agranimatieview represent- 33 ing at hydraulic press on the lower 7 platen of which are laid the elements virhieh are to be treated and to result ill-1113 inlaid ai-tiele.

Figure 5 is a like view showing the zidditien 6f an :upper cushien or :pad laitl On the 40 iipner veneer. V

Figure -6 is a plan view of the completed article or preduc.

The first step in the methed of producing my improved article, and What may be re g ardedns thefirst elemental the ertifletehe prediieed, is-shewn in' Figurel 1n skeleton 1" inn re-eppears in the coii pleted ai ticle. 1&5; shown in fFigure G. i v r ilhis eleinentreenstitutes a {frame-indicated at 2,, and ii'erined of Wire eranalrrowffine ber, tthe erossseetion being:eireiiler; reetangiilar or otherwise as may bedesired, -zmd 1ihe 'I'freine being made of one piece *bent into "sudhcom figuration as Will depict the desired design. In the illustration shown the design Consists of parallel sides and ends with open square *qven-eers stich in nuxrn wbiix;

leer; ii j ii id aninnen fellipticallliigiii'e 4. ii-he itemssus end dbetwe n thisides ehd eb) W QfW i e ,'e rfd1einin that used in inaking the design b d' i dl i iweefi w aimed; at ejin rigure 2. lTh is veneerfis first treated in a mann rito make it pliable andfin a degree seft; fifferi, ppllhfiti 4 e the aonmgyioi y; 1926'. in siiid applicatinn er ,piteht the "i 00d veneer is piefe-mbl inned to a ha th i'ter;glyeei inefend gelht iiie iii'id ried so as to leave seemedh rshness iinjji'e iizfted with the preparation. It isthen n-eaied to a bath of lii tyl 'iil'edhilalg eteesh h 'ifz ed 'in ep lieaicioirS ml N0.1'2 6,01 2 filel bn the *seth qity efJe-lyfireee.

Ifn Figni-e'3is lllu teeiegiejs ieetvefje'iiuferred form (if plastic v present ft dry djis a y bet ih ft lo e 7 7 {end thetthereis also a *pad hr eiishien shy diszjfljwbod er 1 ca'rdhbzii'dfqr even dftihngg" bl'ettiiiig f pziper, ai ment-ca es iirin i i, I

These :p-ai'ts are pesitiened en the 1" vr jilateir 9 0th? hvdrdiilie press" havi:f1ln iiij ier p'l siit-en 10. ll i henfthe 'joi'gtt'ns are'fbronght suflieieiitly together to "in ake the iippeifo ie contat with the veneer 6 and Press r-eds applied; dne thousand peuhds "fp'eris'qiiare incl'nwvith'ei wvithe itiheating the jlzitelis, the veneers will be press g iiistfl e *g esign m idi le r i i lbei bed hth *ven'eeifs; Tlies'efjjqrtieiisef theveneeijsfwhieh weenie end ('i erlie fghe emery "er ens bf -the design will beslifatteredfdr partiallydisi'ntegrzited, While these pditieiis ftlie veneers evhieh ere bjiipb site thespiiees within thediiies ii fth'e "design *ivill be'i ii'laid. "The, eelhil'oid, iin'd'er siichpie'ssiiie'irfid aue i; the. superficial action of the -siilv'e'nt beeoines strongly-adhesiveen 1505151 aesybet rt in's its ediitinu'ity e d ch'ai-zietristietoughness,

- shatteredparts above the design tracery "in particulanto expose the design and leave the veneer imbedded or inlaid around the tracery. And the lower'veneer may also be dressed off to the same extent, 111 which case the product will have a double face, both faces showing the design through the inlaid veneers. V i 1 In Figure 6 I have shown the product thus produced,the frame, as indicated at 2,-3,

and 4 constituting the design showing through the veneer and the fields a, b, c and 65 indicating the inlaid veneer. The separate wires 5 are imbedded between the veneers and do not come to view because they form no part of the design in the present instance.

Thus it will be seen and understood that my product is a composite one, consisting of an open-work or skeleton frame of metal and a veneer above and below the frame or on both sides thereof; with theveneer on one or both sides removed sufliciently to expose the design and leave the remaining POItlOIlS of the veneer inlaid in the spaces surrounding the tracery of the design. I

This product 1s not only ornamental in itself and capable of many uses, such as for electric push button plates, name plates,

radio casing panels, etc., but 1s also capable of being bent or curved into different shapes due to the treatment given the veneers and to the bendability of the wire-like design-frame. It will further be observed that my method of producing this article consists, essentially, of the following steps: That of fabricating the wire-like design frame; that of treating the veneer in the manner stated or in some n such equivalent manner; that in treatingthe celluloid sheet in the manner stated or similarly; that of placing the design-frame on one of theveneers with the otherveneer on top of the frame, with the'celluloid or other appropriate adhesive intervening; that of pressure, with or without the accompaniment of heat, to imbe d or inlay the veneers in the design and shatter the veneers where they overlie the tracery; and that of subsequently dressing off or removing the surplus of; the veneers, to the extent of removing so much" of one or both of the veneers as is necessary to leave the design exposed-so as tojshow through the Wood and to leave also theveneers inlaid in, the spaces around the tracery.

It will bennderstood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditions and uses.

Having thus fully described my invention, whatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Anarticle of the character described, consisting vof a design-frame of wire-like formation, the thin bars thus formed constituting the tracery ofthe design, and a wood veneer forming a bodywithin which suchdesign frame is embedded, the material of the veneer being removed at places over the tracery formed by such frame, and the remainder of the veneer occupying spaces borderingthe tracery, and. a suitable adhesive applied between frame and veneer to maintain their union. I

2. An article of the character described, consisting of design-frame of wire-like formation, and wood veneers, one on each side of such frame, and an adhesive between them to bind them together, one veneer having its face dressed off to expose said'design frame, with the remainder of the veneer occupying the spaces bordering the frame.

8. An article of the character described, consisting of a design-frame of wire-like for mation, and two veneers one on each side of the frame, with an adhesive between the veneers, both veneers being dressed off to expose the design frame on both sides, while the remainderof both veneers remains in the spaces bordering the frame.

4-. The herein described-method of making said articleof manufacture,consisting in fabricating a design-frame: of wire-like formation'to constitute the tracery of the design,

in embedding such frame within a veneer of of the veneer.

I 5. The herein described method of making said article of manufacture, consisting in fabricating a wire-like design-frame. in treating sheets of veneer in a solvent solution tending to soften and toughen them; in placing said design-frame and a. sheet of celluloid ,between two such sheets of veneerin subjccting the, composite structure to pressure and heat sufficient 1n time and degree to inlay the wood of both veneerslnto the spaces surrounding thetracery of said design; and to shatter the wood at'the places opposite the o s! ie CK-WQ-RTH. 

